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🥬 Can babies eat kale?
Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Tough when raw. Cook it soft and chop it small, like spinach.
- From
- 6 months
- Choking risk
- Low
- Common allergen
- No
- Iron-rich
- Yes
How to serve kale by age
6 months
Remove the stems, cook leaves until very soft, chop finely, and mix into egg, mash or pasta.
- Strip off the tough stems
- Cook until very soft
- Chop finely and mix in
Amount: 1–2 tsp, mixed in
9 months
Finely chopped cooked kale in omelets, pasta or rice.
- Cook kale until soft
- Chop finely
- Mix into omelets, pasta or rice
Amount: 1–2 tbsp, mixed in
12 months (1 year)+
Chopped cooked kale in mixed dishes. Raw kale only very finely chopped.
- Chop cooked kale
- Raw kale only very finely chopped
Amount: 1–2 tbsp, mixed in
Is kale a choking hazard?
Low risk Low risk when cooked and chopped. Whole leaves can cause gagging.
Nutrition
Vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, calcium, iron.